Display apparatus with an integrated touch screen

Abstract

An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to providing a touch screen integrated display apparatus that receives a user's input in place of a deleted button key in a bezel area. The display apparatus with an integrated touch screen can include a display area including a plurality of touch electrodes, a non-display area adjacent to the display area and including a bezel touch unit and a plurality of bezel wirings, and a touch driving unit configured to apply a touch driving signal to the plurality of touch electrodes. The touch driving unit applies the touch driving signal to the bezel touch unit through the plurality of bezel wirings in the non-display area.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A display apparatus with an integrated touch screen, the display apparatus comprising:
 a display area including plurality of touch electrodes;   a non-display area adjacent to the display area and including a bezel touch unit and a plurality of bezel wirings; and   a touch driving unit configured to apply a touch driving signal to the plurality of touch electrodes,   wherein the touch driving unit applies the touch driving signal to the bezel touch unit through the plurality of bezel wirings in the non-display area.   
     
     
         2 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 1 , wherein the bezel touch unit includes a plurality of bezel touch electrodes, and the plurality of bezel touch electrodes include a same material as the plurality of touch electrodes. 
     
     
         3 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of bezel touch electrodes is formed of a transparent electrode or an opaque metal mesh. 
     
     
         4 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 1 , wherein a bezel printing pattern is disposed in the non-display area and a touch icon pattern is disposed in the bezel printing pattern of the bezel touch unit. 
     
     
         5 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 4 , wherein the display area and the non-display area include a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate having a common electrode, a pixel electrode, and a TFT layer, a color filter substrate having a color filter layer and a black matrix, and a liquid crystal layer between the TFT substrate and the color filter substrate, and
 the bezel printing pattern is disposed on one side of the TFT substrate.   
     
     
         6 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 5 , wherein the black matrix exposes the color filter substrate in an area corresponding to the bezel touch unit. 
     
     
         7 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 6 , wherein a multicolored pigment is patterned in an area where the color filter substrate is exposed by the black matrix. 
     
     
         8 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of bezel wirings and the bezel touch unit are disposed on another side of the TFT substrate. 
     
     
         9 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 an upper polarizing plate and a lower polarizing plate disposed on outer surfaces of the TFT substrate and the color filter substrate,   wherein one of the upper polarizing plate and the lower polarizing plate exposes a part of the TFT substrate or the color filter substrate in an area corresponding to the bezel touch unit.   
     
     
         10 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first light source disposed on a rear surface of the display area; and   a second light source disposed in an area corresponding to the bezel touch unit in the non-display area.   
     
     
         11 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 10 , wherein the first light source and the second light source are different types. 
     
     
         12 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 5 , further comprising a cover bottom disposed under the TFT substrate and the color filter substrate,
 wherein the color filter substrate is provided between the cover bottom and the TFT substrate.   
     
     
         13 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a pad connected to the TFT substrate; and   a circuit film connected to the pad and bent along a side of the color filter substrate to extend to the bottom of the color filter substrate.   
     
     
         14 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 12 , wherein the cover bottom includes a side cover bottom, and
 the bezel printing pattern is disposed on the side cover bottom.   
     
     
         15 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 14 , wherein the bezel touch unit is disposed on the side cover bottom. 
     
     
         16 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 4 , wherein the touch icon pattern includes a plurality of touch icons each corresponding to one or more bezel touch electrodes included in the bezel touch unit. 
     
     
         17 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 5 , wherein the common electrode includes a plurality of common electrodes which function as the plurality of touch electrodes. 
     
     
         18 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 12 , wherein the display apparatus is implemented in a flip design structure. 
     
     
         19 . The display apparatus with the integrated touch screen of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of touch electrodes are connected in row or column units by a plurality of touch wirings in the display area, and simultaneously function as an element for implementing a display of the display apparatus and an element for touch recognition. 
     
     
         20 . A display apparatus integrated with a touch screen, the display apparatus comprising:
 a display area in which a plurality of pixels are disposed; and   a non-display area adjacent to the display area and including a bezel touch unit and a plurality of bezel wirings,   wherein a bezel printing pattern is formed in the non-display area and a touch icon pattern is formed in a portion of the bezel printing pattern corresponding to the bezel touch unit,   wherein the touch icon pattern includes a plurality of touch icons each corresponding to one or more bezel touch electrodes included in the bezel touch unit, and   wherein a touch driving signal is applied to the bezel touch unit through the plurality of bezel wirings in the non-display area to determine whether any one of the plurality of touch icons is touched.